Fertilizer distributor



Jan. 24, 1928. 1,657,197

A. J. CHESSON FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR Filed March 11, 1925 WITNESSES accompanying drawing forming a part of. bars 2, as indicated-M19. The plow beams Patented Jan 24, 1928.. i i

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ANDREVI J. GHESSON, OF' KINSTGN; NORTH" GAROLINA.

" FEET-1131215.? DESTEIBUTOR.

Application filed March 11, .1925. Se.i'ia3. No. 14,80El.

"This invention relates to an improved provided and includes sidewalls 12 and end fertilizer distributor and has for its object walls'iii suitably secured to each other. The to provide aniachine of this character which hopper 1]. is supported on the frame 1 by is effective to properlydistribute the desired meansv of standards ll, the lower. ends bf 1 quantity of fertilizer over theground and c which are fastened to the side bars of the to coverthe fertiliser with soil, the machine frame and the upper ends-of which are fasbeingso constructed and organized and optenedto cross rods 15 extending through crating insnch a novel and ef icient manner suitable openings provided therefor in the as to accomplish thesepurposes even through side walls 12 of the hopper and disposed 1c the. fertilizer be wet and heavy and other close against the end walls 13 thereof. The conditi-onshe adverse toproper distribution. .rearwardly disposed cross rod 15 also ex- A furtherobject resides in the provision tends through suitable openings provided of afertilizer distric itor be ing .these adtherefor in the handles 10 andinthe upper vantages and capacities-and which is of ends of braces 16 so as'to coinpletelyintera simplethough strong and durable construe lock. these parts in the assembly. Of course, {1 ,rgliablg fi ti in operation. and it is to be understood that suitable. fastening easy and comparatively inexpensive to 1devices,such as nuts, washers, and thelike, manufacture and operate" are employed for holding the cross rods 15 .Other objects and advantages reside in to the parts with which they are associated. 2' certain novel. features of the construction, The braces 16 are connected adjacent their arrangement and combination of parts upper ends by across member 17. which will be hereinafter more fully de- At their lower ends the braces '16- are conscribed and particularly pointed out in the nect-ed toplow beams 18, the latter being appended claiin, reference being had to the hinged at their forward ends Ito the side 3 this specification, and in which: 18 have their-rear ends twisted andidown- Figure 1- is a perspective view showing turned and to thesedownturned rear ends one embodiment of the invention, double-pointed plows or earth-working; ele- Figure 2 is fragmentary view in v rtical meri s, designated at 20, are secured by bolts 50 section showing the lower end of the hopper and nuts :21. A single bolt and nut may .be and associated. parts and y employed for securing eachelernent 20 to the Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective downturned end of its plow beamdue to the view showing the rocking; tray associated transverse curvature the elementQO. 'The with a somewhat different type of operat ng beams 19 may be swung about'their' hinges no a.) means. i .20 to a vcertain extent and this movement is Referring to the drawing the numeral 1 accommodatedby the resiliency of the braces designates generally a substantially '16 which are transversely y eldable' to such shaped frame which is made from a single an extent as t0 pernnt":this movenient 'alpiece of-heavy strap iron bent to form a though longitudinally I- g O Such aI1 'eX 9h pair of sidebars 2, the forward ends of tent as to exertthe deslred braclng action. which are bent inwardly, as 3, and then lhe beams 18 are held inany -ad ust1nent by extended forwardly. as at i. mum front of means or a brace member. designated gen the framewhere tliepurallel extensions 4-; are (rally at 22. the brace imeniberQZ including connectech by a loop'oyassociated with a sections'flii andflefastenedtothe plow beams loo 4:. draft hitch 6 transverse brace rod T ex- 18 and overlapping each other to a certain tends between and is secured to the side bars extent. A bolt 25 is carried by the section 2 adjacent their rear ends. 23 and extends through slot 26 in the sec The frame 1 is mounted on a ground wheel tion 24. A wing nut 27 is threaded ou the p 8 which is fixed to an {131 9 rotatably bolt 25 and co-acts With the bolt t0 clamp mounted in suitable hearings'provideltherethe sections 23 in any adjustment,

for in the forward extensions lot the frame. The side bars 2 have plow shovels .28 in- For the purpose of guiding the machine tegrally formed at their rear ends the plow when in use, a pair of handles 10 are proshovels 28 being formed by twisting and videdand have their lower ends secured, as bending downwardly and suitably shaping no on at 11, to the side bars the'rnetal making up the side are;

A. hopper, designated generally at 11 is shown to advantage Figure 2 the through the opening 30.

teeth lt on its periphery.

lower end of the hopper rearwardly disposed side wall 13 of the hopper is providedwith a discharge opening 30 adjacent the lower open end of the hopper. lnnnediatelybelow the lower open end of the hopper 11 and immediately below the discharge opening 30 a and this tray jagitates the fertilizer material in the hopper and effects a discharge thereof In order that the tray 31 may carry out these purposes it is carried by a cradle substantially U-shaped form and has an elongated body portion 33 riveted to the tray and legs 34 piyotally mounted, as at 35, on the side bars 2 of theframe 1.

As shown to advantage in Figure 3 the tray 31 has a fiat bottom plate 36, vertical side walls 37 and wall 38 connecting the side walls 37 at the forward end ofthe tray. The rear end of the tray and its top are open and the tray tapers toward its rear end. An operating element 40 is provided for the tray 31 and comprises a pair of spaced bars 41 connected at one end, as at 42, and having their other ends fastened to the tray and to the body portion 33 of the cradle or swing 32.;

The operating element 40 is actuated from the axle 9 andin the form of the invention shown in Figure 1 this is effected by means of a wheel 43ha-Ving rearwardly curved The wheel 43 is spaced from the ground wheel 8 and the bars 41 of the operating element 40 span the wheel d3 so that a roller 44 rotatably mounted onthe bars 43. "With this arrangement when the machine isipushed forwardly the teeth 43 en gage with the roller to cause the operating element 40 and consequently the tray 31 t6 .move back and forth and up and down.

The rearward curvature of the teeth 43 facilitate the application of this motion to the member 40 from the wheel 43.

In the form of the inventionshown in Figure 3 a depending lug 46 is provided instead of the roller and this lug 46 co-acts with uniformly rounded teeth 47 formed on the wheel'tS. Except for the provision of the lug 4:6. in lieu of the roller and for the different formation ofthe teeth the arrangellis open and the tray 31 is disposed or swing 32 whichis of one end wall 38, the end the ll is engaged with the teeth meat shown in Fig. 3 is exactly the same as that shown in Fig. 1.

The quantity of the material discharged through the opening 30 is re ulated by means of a control plate 50 which is slidahly litted in guides 51 secured on the rear end wall 13 of the hopper. The plate 50 is adjusted by means of a hand lever :32 fulcrumed, as at 53, on the hopper and connected with the plate 50 by means of an elongated link Fit. The hand lever 52 and consequently the plate 50 is held in adjusted position by means of a vertically adjustable bar which isfitted in a slot 56 provided in the cross member 1?. The bar is provided with a. series of openings 57 through any one of which a pin 58 may be inserted. T he pin .38 engages the cross member 17 to limit the downward movement of the bar Blocks 60 are nailed or otherwise secured on the handles ll) and engage the hopper to prevent undesirable ribration and make the machine more rigid. p

In operation the lever 52 is operated to open the plate 50 to the desired extent and the plate 50 may be held open by adjusting the bar 55 to engage the lever 52 and hold same in the desired position. Then when the machine is drawn across the ground thetray 81 is moved back and forth and up and down and consequently the fertilizer material is agitated and forcibly discharged through the opening 30 and out through the rear open end of the tray 31. The fertilizer material is covered with soil by the action of the plows 28 and 20. Due to the novel action of the tray 31 a proper distribution and discharge of the fertilizer material is insured even though it be wet and heavy or other adverse condit ons are met.

I claimz Means for rocking the cradle of. a fertilizer distributor 'trom the ground wheel thereof and including an operating element consisting of a pair of spaced bars to be fixed to a tray, an axis, of rotation to the ground wheel and rotated therewith, said operating wheel 111W ing curred teeth, said spaced bars spanning said OPQi'fltlIlg wheehand a roller rotatably mounted on the spaced bars with the teeth of the operating wheel.

ANDREW J. ('l HlllSSflN'.

operating wheel fixed to the and engageablo till 

